ATS Valley’s curriculum for primary years’ program aims at developing confidence and an understanding of children’s own strengths. Our curriculum is firmly grounded in our commitment in developing the full range of every student’s inherent aptitudes like moral, spiritual, linguistic, logical, personal, social, cultural and physical. We nurture the students in such an environment where they develop their own creative knowledge. We also help them in developing skills and competencies such as educational, technological , problem solving to lead successful lives in today’s highly globalised world.
The primary year’s program is deliberately designed to help children develop independence and respect as they learn, so that they are prepared to embrace the opportunities that are present. And as the child grows and moves through higher levels of education, it is these learning skills that will be critical to their success. At a very young age, our children are immersed into thrilling adventures, where, with every rush of adrenaline, their confidence grows. There are various strategies we use to shape our children into confident young adults. It starts with an assembly roster. Every child from Grade 1 onwards has to, by design, speak in the assembly- a poem, a story, a doha or anything relevant to the occasion. Research says that the most common fear in the world is that of public speaking. It is our commitment to help every student overcome that fear and the results of our efforts are all too evident.
We also have a Theatre programme. Children from the Theatre group perform in front of the school on a regular basis and of course on the Annual Day. Children of Grade 1 onwards prepare small plays, which are then presented during lunch breaks.
We have adopted a child- centric approach and our curriculum is based on the theory of Multiple Intelligences. Therefore we promote different areas of learning keeping in mind the fact that every child learns in a different way and at his/her own pace. In order to achieve this aim we have introduced the “EDUCATION LAB” or “THE LEAPFROG PROGRAMME” for our students in Grades 1,2 and 3.
At the end of each month a monthly academic update (MAU) which lists the learning outcomes that a child has acquired by the end of a particular month are handed over to the parents in writing. The knowledge, understanding and skills attained by student on each topic are evaluated in an ongoing and regular process. The assessment of student’s learning is made through regular teacher-student interaction and on the basis of activities that take place both in and out of the classroom.